Soccer Preview: Botkins vs. Calvary Christian
The Botkins Trojans and the Calvary Christian Spartans are set to duel on Thursday. Botkins will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Botkins' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Temple Christian. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Pioneers are ranked 442nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brayden Welsch and
Hudson Meyer scored both of Botkins' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, after a string of ten wins, Calvary Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Legacy Christian Academy by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, the Spartans couldn't push the score so high this time.
Botkins' win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Calvary Christian, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-2-1.
Botkins took their victory against Calvary Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. Does Botkins have another victory up their sleeve, or will Calvary Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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